From goth to gutter to hard core, here's the definitive list of the best punk bands that rocked this side of the Atlantic

Black Flag (Los Angeles)
Between 1978 and 1986, they burned through four singers and tried everything from vitriolic hardcore to turgid jazz-rock. But they peaked in '81, with future man of letters Henry Rollins on vocals and noise virtuoso Greg Ginn on scouring-pad guitar.